Louis Malle unveiled the natural beauty of Jeanne Moreau in his breakthrough, Elevator to the Gallows. With his follow-up, the scandalous smash The Lovers (Les amants), he made her a star once and for all. A deeply felt and luxuriously filmed fairy tale for grown-ups, perched on the edge between classical and New Wave cinemas, The Lovers presents Moreau as a restless bourgeois wife whose eye wanders from both her husband and her lover to an attractive passing stranger (Jean-Marc Bory). Thanks to its frank sexuality, The Lovers caused quite a stir, being censored and attacked for obscenity around the world. If today its shock has worn off, its glistening sensuality and seductive storytelling haven't aged a day.

Directed by Louis Malle

Screenplay by Louis Malle and Louise de Vilmorin

Inspired by the short story "Point de lendemain" by Dominique-Vivant Denon

Cinematography by Henri Decaë

Editing by Léonide Azar

Production Design by Bernard Evein

Set Decoration by Jacques Saulnier

Starring Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Marc Bory, Alain Cuny, Judith Magre, and José Luis de Villalonga